Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

2.68 billion!
This is 2.68 million!

Compared with the movies directed by Director Zhou himself, there is naturally a lot of gap.

But if compared with movies directed by other directors, this is definitely a huge hit.

How popular is it?
Take the 09 Lunar New Year movie for example. Apart from Zhou Qing's "Source Code", no other movie could achieve this box office.

Zhang Guoshi's "Three Guns" only made 2.44 million yuan, and the star-studded "October Besieged" only made 2.14 million yuan!
Brother Cheng Long's "Little Big Soldier" did not even reach 2 million, only 1.6 million.

This means that a film by a flop director like Wu Jing would be a sweeping success even if it were released during the Lunar New Year holiday.

abnormal!
Isn’t this really too perverted?
Director Zhou is indeed worthy of being the top director ranked in the mainland.

Not only had the films he shot long since left Zhang, Chen, Feng and the others far behind, even if it was just the work of his screenwriter, it could have completely suppressed Zhang, Chen, Feng.

This was the case with the previous film "Love Is Not Blind" which was directed by a new director, and it is still the same with the current film "The Man from Lone Star" which was directed by the failed director Wu Jing!
This is really unbearable.

Let’s think about the fact that there is another movie written by Director Zhou, “Ip Man 7”, which will be released in July.

It makes people feel even more suffocated.

"Ip Man 1" grossed 1.65 million yuan at the box office, so the sequel released on this basis cannot possibly have bad box office results.

The first film grossed 1.65 million, so wouldn’t it be easy and pleasant for the second film to exceed 2 million?
So Director Zhou is here purely to mess with people’s mentality!
"Congratulations, Wu Jing, 'The Man from Nowhere' grossed over 2 million yuan."

"Yes, Director Wu, you have now become a great director!"

"The 2 million director club now has a new member, Director Wu. Congratulations!"

Everyone at Zhou Qing Pictures, including Zhou Qing, sent their congratulations and blessings to Wu Jing.

"Thank you, thank you everyone!"

Wu Jing was so radiant and energetic that his mouth was almost stretched behind his ears.

That smile really couldn't be suppressed no matter what.

Feeling proud and high-spirited!

Wu Jing is really in high spirits now!

With the explosive success of "The Man from Lone Star", Wu Jing can be said to have made a complete comeback.

From now on, he is no longer the super loser who was on the verge of failure.

Instead, he suddenly transformed himself into a hot director in the entire industry.

The term "great director" might be a bit of an exaggeration, but calling him a brilliant director is definitely worthy of the title.

After all, looking at the entire domestic entertainment industry these days, how many directors can generate a box office of 2 million?

How many movies have grossed over 2 million yuan?
It can be said that Wu Jing really flew from the bottom of the valley to the top of the mountain in an instant.

You can tell from how everyone treats Wu Jing in the past two days.

Who would care about the Wu Jing of the past?
He begged for food with a shameless face and a low profile all day long, but people ignored him and he was always looked down upon and ridiculed.

But what about now?

Those who used to not even look at Wu Jing straight in the eye, now have a 180-degree change in their attitude.

They all began to actively kneel down and lick Wu Jing's boots.

Wu Jing's phone was almost blown up by the constant calls of "Director Wu".

Excited.

That's really a great honor.

How could Wu Jing not feel happy?

It is no exaggeration to say that Wu Jing's fate has really been changed.

Therefore, Wu Jing was truly grateful from the bottom of his heart to the noble man who helped him at the critical moment.

"Director Zhou, I am where I am now because of you. You helped me when I was in the most difficult time of my life. I will never forget it..."

Wu Jing looked at Zhou Qing with sincere eyes and expressed his gratitude to Zhou Qing.

However, he was interrupted by Zhou Qing with a smile before he was halfway through his words.

"Okay, stop being sentimental. We don't like that here."

"It's true that I helped you, but you also helped me make a lot of money. This is a win-win cooperation for both of us, and it's mutually beneficial."

"If you really want to thank me, stop talking nonsense and work hard on filming in the future. That's better than anything else."

Zhou Qing said to Wu Jing quite sincerely.

"Don't worry, Director Zhou. I will keep working hard!"

Wu Jing patted his chest so hard that it made a loud noise, as if he had been injected with chicken blood.

"I have prepared a new script for you. Whenever you want to shoot it, just come and get it."

Zhou Qing told Wu Jing the news.

This made Wu Jing's eyes light up suddenly.

Having just tasted the taste of victory, he was full of strength and couldn't wait to do something big.

What's more, "The Man from Nowhere" was completed in October last year, and it has been almost a year now.

Wu Jing felt that even if he was just repairing himself, he had done enough.

"Director Zhou, what's the script? Can I take a look at it now?"

Wu Jing immediately and impatiently made this request to Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing naturally had no objection to this. He immediately called Wu Jing to his office and took out the recently completed script of "No Mercy".

Wu Jing was sitting opposite Zhou Qing. He opened the book impatiently and read it from beginning to end in one breath.

"Wonderful, so wonderful, Director Zhou's script is really amazing!"

Wu Jing immediately gave Zhou Qing a thumbs up from the bottom of his heart.

It is definitely not flattery, but a thought that comes from the heart.

The excitement of "No Mercy" is in no way inferior to "The Man from Lone Star".

The script alone made Wu Jing so excited that he couldn't stop reading it. If it were made into a movie, it would be even more explosive.

Wu Jing couldn't wait to bring it to the big screen.

Of course, the "now" here is a vague reference, which does not mean that Wu Jing will start preparing immediately.

Now that "The Man from Nowhere" has just finished theaters, there's no need to be too anxious.

After some thought, Wu Jing decided to officially launch "No Mercy" in a month or two.

Naturally, Zhou Qing would have no objection to this.

It's definitely a good thing if the people under you are full of enthusiasm.

"Director Zhou, the premiere of Aftershock."

Not long after Wu Jing left, the young assistant knocked on Zhou Qing's office door and handed Zhou Qing an invitation letter.

It turned out to be the invitation letter for the premiere of "Aftershock".

"Aftershock" was released on July 7, and its extensive publicity began in June.

Now that we have entered July, the situation is even more intense, and the public's expectations have been fully raised.

The industry still attaches great importance to Feng Xiaogang's disaster blockbuster.

Although this film is not a tribute film produced by China Film Corporation like "Founding of a Republic", it has a significant meaning behind it that goes beyond the film itself.

But this movie isn't that bad.

This is a "custom movie" that Tangshan officials found Feng Xiaogang through the radio and television and commissioned Feng Xiaogang to shoot.

Those who know the nature of this kind of movie know that operations such as booking a theater are definitely necessary.

In addition, Feng Xiaogang himself was once the box office king, and all the films he made were big hits.

Although since Zhou Qing's sudden emergence, Feng Xiaogang has been surpassed by Zhou Qing, and even left far behind.

But looking at the entire circle, he is still a top director.

The achievements it has achieved are still second to none in the entire circle.

Who would dare to underestimate this kind of custom-made film of special nature shot by a great director?
That's bound to explode.

No matter whether there is water in this explosion or how much water there is, there is no doubt that it is 100% true.

So in the eyes of people in the industry, this movie is a super beast, no worse than "The Founding of a Republic" back then.

Even after the release date of "Aftershock" was announced, many movies urgently adjusted their release dates.

It was so fierce that it was a mess. Even "Ip Man 2" cannot be compared with "Aftershock".

This is also the reason why Zhou Qing also staggered the release of "Ip Man 2" with "Aftershock".

It’s just right, it’s really just right.

This has to be acknowledged.

So will Zhou Qing attend the premiere of "Aftershock"?

Of course not. Zhou Qing made this decision without any hesitation.

The main reason is not that "Aftershock" is a competitor of "Ip Man 2".

Although the release dates of these two films overlap, they are actually released at different times.

When Aftershock was released, Ip Man 2 had already been released for 20 days, so even if it had any impact, it was not that big.

Zhou Qing didn't take it to heart.

The real reason why Zhou Qing rejected Feng Xiaogang was because the premiere of "Aftershock" was held in Tangshan.

It’s too far!

Given the friendship between Zhou Qing and Feng Xiaogang, they are not yet at the point where they would go to such lengths for each other.

He then put away the invitation and started to get busy with his work.

"Ip Man 2: The Grandmaster's Legend has set off a wave of movie-watching enthusiasm, earning 2000 million yuan in box office revenue on the first day of its release!"

"With a box office of 2000 million on the first day, Ip Man 2's exciting fighting and story set off the summer season!"

"The sequel to Ip Man, Ip Man 2, continues to be a hit, with a box office of 2000 million on the first day."

"Chow Ching Pictures has released another top-tier hit, Ip Man 2 grossed 2000 million on its first day!"

Amidst the busy schedule, "Ip Man 2" also started to be released, and the first day box office data was quickly reported.

This immediately made everyone in the circle unable to hold back.

2000 million!
The first-day box office of "Ip Man 2" actually broke the 2000 million mark!

Even though everyone knows that there was "Ip Man 1", the box office of "Ip Man 2" will not be bad anyway.

But the fact that it became so popular still deeply touched everyone's hearts.

You have to know that these days, only top blockbusters directed by top directors can achieve this first-day box office.

There are only a few of these in the entire Chinese entertainment industry.

Considering that the quality of director Zhou's screenwriting works has always been very strong, if the current trend continues, the box office of "Ip Man 2" will probably exceed 3 million?
hiss!
Has Zhou Qing Pictures produced another blockbuster with a box office of 3 million yuan?
Good guy, what a good guy!

Director Zhou’s move was totally unreasonable!

"Not bad, very good."

Zhou Qing, who got the first-hand data, was quite satisfied with the performance of "Ip Man 2".

At the same time, I didn't feel any surprise.

You should know that in the original time and space, "Ip Man 2" made 2.3 million.

This time, with my own golden signboard, the script has also been optimized by myself, and the quality of the film will be taken to a higher level.

Even if the box office revenue exceeds 3 million, that is reasonable, isn't it?

There's really nothing strange about it.

Zhou Qing, in a good mood, temporarily stopped the work at hand, simply changed his clothes, and went out in a hurry.

why go?
Attend the celebration party of "The Man from Nowhere".

Zhou Qing Pictures has produced another 2 million yuan director, which is also a great thing for the company.

Zhou Qing naturally wanted to make a big deal about it.

"Director Wu, congratulations on the box office success."

"Congratulations to Director Wu for achieving such great results with The Man from Nowhere."

"Yes, Director Wu, congratulations!"

The banquet was so lively, with many celebrities coming and many of them greeting Wu Jing enthusiastically.

Among them are some top stars in the circle.

Wu Jing just responded with a smile while being surrounded by the crowd, looking so high-spirited.

"Wu Jing has really turned things around this time. His whole spirit and energy are completely different now."

After Liu Yifei finished her socializing, she chatted with Zhou Qing and couldn't help but look at Wu Jing and said this.

When Wu Jing had just signed with Zhou Qing Pictures, he actually looked very unconfident and he didn't have the confidence to speak.

Liu Yifei also understands this.

After all, Wu Jing was indeed a failure before this.

But look at Wu Jing now?
It's really like a different person.

"Wu Jing actually has talent, he just lacks an opportunity."

Zhou Qing took a sip of the wine in the glass and gave Wu Jing high praise.

"I am still puzzled. Is the movie 'Wolf Tooth' he shot really that good? Why do I think it is just average?"

"How did you discover Wu Jing's talent?"

Liu Yifei turned around and glanced at Zhou Qing with a bit of curiosity.

"So, you can't be a director. You watched Wolf Tooth just for fun."

Zhou Qing smiled and pretended to be nice in front of Liu Yifei.

He would never tell Liu Yifei that his signing with Wu Jing had nothing to do with "Wolf Tooth", it was just an excuse.

"Okay, okay, you're awesome, right?"

Liu Yifei said she was not convinced, but she actually agreed with Zhou Qing's statement.

Or maybe he is the top director.

That naturally means having a sharp vision that most people don't have.

"Director Zhou."

After chatting with Liu Yifei for a while, Wang Baoqiang also came to Zhou Qing, looking very interested.

"I want to act in Wu Jing's "No Mercy for Killing". What do you think, Director Zhou?"

Wang Baoqiang was quite familiar with Zhou Qing, so he did not beat around the bush and spoke directly to Zhou Qing.

Wang Baoqiang to star in "SPL 2"?
Zhou Qing had never thought about this problem before, but if he thinks about it now, he feels that there is a way to do it.

Given Wu Jing's personality, the male lead Chen Zhijie would most likely have to play the role himself, and that role is indeed suitable for Wu Jing.

But Wang Baoqiang can totally play the prison guard Achai originally played by Tony Jaa.

This role has nothing to do with appearance, it just requires extraordinary skills.

Take the original actor Tony Jaa for example, he’s not better looking than Wang Baoqiang.

So there is nothing wrong with letting Wang Baoqiang replace Tony Jaa.

Of course, Wang Baoqiang is a little young, only 26 years old, so it may not be appropriate for him to have a daughter.

But this is not a big problem. You can just change the role to niece or find an older actor to play the brother and sister.

"There is indeed a role in 'Unforgiven' that is very suitable for you. So, you can talk to Wu Jing first."

"If you have any questions, come back to me."

Zhou Qing made this decision very happily.

Of course, having said that, Zhou Qing felt that the possibility of Wu Jing rejecting Wang Baoqiang was still extremely low.

After all, Wu Jing is not a fool.

Needless to say, when it comes to movies produced by Zhou Qing Pictures, they naturally have to take care of their own artists first.

What's more, Wang Baoqiang meets the requirements in all aspects. Even from the perspective of a director, Wu Jing has no reason to refuse.

"Okay then, Director Zhou. I'll go look for Wu Jing first."

Wang Baoqiang greeted Zhou Qing, and then couldn't wait to find Wu Jing.

"Director Zhou, Wu Jing has agreed. I will play the role of Achai!"

The fact was not beyond Zhou Qing's expectation. Wang Baoqiang soon excitedly told Zhou Qing the good news. (End of this chapter)